Things Learned From…
Habits of a Champion, by Dana Cavalea
Cavalea is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees and was a member of the Yankees staff during their 2009 World Series season.
Lesson #1:
Derek Jeter:
“If they don’t respect your time, they don’t respect you.”
Dana Cavalea:
“We honor the things that are most important to us.
We honor the people we respect the most by being on time, ready to serve and faithful to our commitment to them. […]
if you had a hot date waiting for you, you bet your backside we are on time.”
Your favorite band playing live in concert. Once again, on-time.
That business meeting you have been waiting a month to have...On-time.
Lunch with somebody we do not care for? Cancel or late.
Not all the time and not everybody, but the chances are definitely higher.”
[…]
“There have been instances that I did not honor my own commitments.
That was...a lack of respect for the other person’s time.”
Lesson #2:
Derek Jeter:
“Defensiveness Is Masked Insecurity.”
Dana Cavalea:
“On a cold September day in Detroit, Derek and I were in the athletic training room before a game. He was getting his ankles taped as I was getting dressed for the game.
He asked me a question, and I snapped back at him.
After he asked me why I was so defensive, he reminded me that defensiveness is just masked insecurity.
The sad part was, I never realized I had a problem with defensiveness. Certainly not insecurity!”
“If you have high levels of defensiveness, you must address it.
Take full responsibility, look deep within, understand the source, then self-correct via constant awareness and self-coaching.
Realize how you interact with others; which situations make you engage or withdraw.”
“Sometimes, we are unaware of how we are behaving and that can allow us to go years without addressing our issues.”
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